Permutation lock



J. MACE.

PERMUTATION LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED APR.23, 191s.

Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

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FK ZZM I J. MACE.

PERMUTATION LOCK.

APPLIICATION FILED APR.23, 1918.

'1,317,304. Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

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I J. MACE. PERMUTATION LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, l9I8- 1 3 1 7, 3 O4 Patented Sept. 30, 1919. 4 sums-swan 4.

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, IIWENTOR (7 6066? MU/66- g/TIYESJ: Y i d- I I TTORNEY s JULES MACE, or eanssn, FRANCE.

PERMUT'ATION-LOCK.

Application filed April 23, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ULES Mnoii, a citlzen of France, residing at Grasse, Alpes Maritimes, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Permutation- Locks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in looks, being more particularly an improvement of my patent granted October 2, 1917, Number 1,241,532, and it consists in the constructions, combinations and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a permutation lock including a casing having a plurality of slidable plates, together with support carrying permutation elements arranged in such manner that they cooperate in obtaining the looking or release of a bolt.

Other objects and advantages'will appear in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the lock, taken substantially on the line 11 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of a section of the permutation elements.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the lock.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6'is a cross section of the lock showing the tumbler disk in the normal position.

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the stop bar and abutment pawls carried thereby.

Fig. 8 is a vertical section on the line 88 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic view showing the normal position of the parts.

Fig. 10 is a similar view showing the position of the parts at the second and third phases.

Fig. 11 is a detail elevation of the dial and pointer.

Fig. 12 is a detail view showing one application of the lock.

Fig. 13 is a similar view hereinafter re- 7 ferred to.

Fig. 14 is a sectional view of a further modification.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

Serial No. 230,336.

Fig. 15 is a diagrammatic view of parts shown in Fig.14.

It will be observed upon comparison that while the lock structure of this application is alike in some respects to that of my Pat-- ent No. 1,241,532, there are however many lmproved features which have been recently developed and which contribute toward the general efiiciency of the lock.

The lock includes essentially the casing 1 which has a horizontal pair of grooves 2 in the top' and bottom, and a vertical pair of grooves 3 in the side walls. A bolt plate 5 is slidable in the horizontal pair of grooves 2. The bolt plate has a bolt 6 at one side, which is adapted to engage a keeper on the j amb of a door when the look is applied to a door.

7 designates a plate that is vertically slidable on the bolt plate 5, as is clearly shown in Fig. 6, by reference to which it will be seen that the plate 7 includes a sleeve 9 that extends through the front wall of the lock casing 1. A shaft 8 is journaled in the sleeve 9 and extends forwardly through the plate 7, and the inner end 10 of the said shaft 8 is threaded and carries a disk 10 that constitutes a support for the adjustable baffies presently explained.

The disk 11 has an internally threaded hub 12 that engages the threaded end of the shaft 8, as shown, and the said disk includes a flange and a back or rear wall 14, the flange forming the annular wall of a hollow space 13 in which the adjustable baffles mentioned are located, as is best shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The concentric element supporting rings 15 and 1-6 are supported in the proper relative positions by outer and inner sets of rollers17 and 18 respectively. The outer set of rollers 17 engages an external rib 19 on the outer ring 15, the inner set of rollers 18 engages an internal annular spline 20 on the inner ring 16. Each roller of the two sets is journaled upon a pintle 21 which is firmly seated in the wall 14. The front ends of the pintles 21 are supported in bearings 22. The bearings 22 may consist of separate pieces secured to the front surfaces of the disk 11 and hub 12 respectively, as shown in the drawings, or they may consist of integral parts of'the disk 11.

cated in this tortuous passageand the security of the lock lies in the difficulty of manipulating the support 11 without the latch 29 engaging the. battles;

':The, adjustable baflle's on the outer and "inner rings respectively, are fitted into grooves 80 and These grooves are dovetail in shape, to receive and hold the dovetail shaped .basepo1tions32 of the bafiles. The rear walls of the. grooves30 and 3 1, are formed by key rings 33'and 34 which are screwed in lace. It will be understood that 'th'e indivit ual" sections of the adjustable substantially correct positions, when the key rings arescrewed in place to hold the sections. key rings will eventually bind thesections of said elements. in position. By loosing either ring,the baflies may be moved to new positions to" change the combination of the lock. i The u p 'tins r n s 5 a d mm P "dete mi e r l-st r P ti n w h r p .130 each other and adapted to rotate with the, disk 11. Forthis. purpose, the tension between the various rollers and rings, is

"tsufliciently great to carrythe rings with the disk when it isturned, It isxo nly when the lock is poorly manipulatedj 'as by one who does not know the combination, that tension .between the rollers and the rings is disturbed, and the rings forced out of the P ope po i n The di k 11, together with the rings, is

"adapted to be turned in a clockwise direction. counterclockwise moyement is ordiari y pr v e by th n ment of Pin 35 and36 on. the outer and inner rings, with abutm et ewl and 38 piv t d, .0 a p 39 1c" rried by a brake '40. The stop coui terclock wise direction.

. pawls ai eiarranged substantially as shown 1111 F g. 7. They rest aga nstpins 41 and I backs of the pawls.

The step P e m y rea l pas nde h respective pawls when the disk 11 rotates fin "the clockwise direction, the pawls f. t' I- dt QP th o a on o he di in h s Th r 10f course, must stop since the pins-are fixed "thereon; But the diskll be forced Lemuel a a n t e ex s ing en i b w the rings and t e disk thus Qdisalining said P r as pre iou y xpla ne e brake '40 is pressed against the bottom of the disk 11 a, leaf spring 43 supported on a bar 44 which projects inwardly from the bolt plate 5, see Fig. 6. The brake .40 has upward extensions at the, front and back to hold it in position on the disk. The

"disk at this time. The stop plate 45 projje'cts from a bracket 46 having'beveled edges fitted into a recess 47' with similarly beveled edges in an arm 48. The arm 48 is carried by a bit plate 49 which is vertically movable in the Y grooves 3 in the casin A spring 50 presses theend of the bracket 46 p v p j I against the plate 49 at the base of the re bafilesare put in placeand adjusted to the V cess 47 in which the stop plate 45' mounted. V

A pair of pins and 52 arefixed upon the shaft'S, at eithe r side of the disk 11. The pin 51 engages astud 53 on the hub 12, when the disk is in the initial. position shown in Fig. 6. stud .54 on the front of i the disk 11 is adapted to engage the pin 52 when the disk assumes the. second position. The stud 5 3 is disposed in a recess 55 at the back of the disk 11. w The recess 55 also acthe first position, so that the be gas cook 58. which may b elocated 'in'the casing of the lock, as shown, or in spine o h l cation- T e lus is t bnl i Figis virtually that of two embodiments of the invention. The gas cook 58 may, of course,

i be inconporated inthe lock teasing and aapable 0 being operated togethefwith the bolt of the loch. But ordinarily the inechanism of the lock will becnsed in one con ec tion only namely, either as. a lock nechanism per se, or a lock for a gas cook;

i ndfiQlenthe bit plate 4. ow with the rings '15 and 16 carried by, the" disk 11, after the disk 11 reaches the second position, as shown in Fig. 2., The .bitjti) tively short. The bits are spaced apart to leave apas sage 61 in the outer'ring 15 moves. I .7

.Atightly wound coil spring 6: 2 .s'upnorts bolt plate 5-. he purpose eithe spring support 62 is to provide a slightlyyieldiifg is el t v ly long, Whi lieb t 6. is

i the latch 29'. The spring '62 'is mounted on stud :W 0l p ojects. inw d y om the mounting for the latch so that a breakage may not result in the event of the latch bements of the plate 7. This is accomplished through a pair of pins 63 on the plate 7,

which project through an opening 64 in the bolt plate 5, and engage horizontal grooves 65 in the bit plate 49. The opening 64 has beveled ways in which the beveled edges 64 of the shaft supporting plate 7 fit.

The positions of the disk 11 during rotations, are traced on a dial 65 on the front of the casing 1, by a pointer 66 on the shaft 8. The dial 65 is graduated in degrees which are suitably numbered so that they'may be more readily followed. The distances in degrees that the pointer 66 is moved over the dial 65, correspond to the distances between the abutment shoulders of the various. permutation elements. The pointer and graduations thus act as guides whereby the operator may know when to raise and lower the disk 11 to avoid contact between said shoulders and the latch 29.

A knurled knob 67 is fixed on the outer end of the shaft 8 so that the shaft may be easily turned. A key 68 on the shaft supporting plate 7, engages an annular groove 69 in the shaft 8. The key 68 prevents the longitudinal movement of the shaft 8, and yet permits it to turn freely in manipulating the combination of the lock.

Bit passages70 and 71 are formed in the outer edges of the rings 15 and 16 respectively. These. passages are normally in alinement, as shown in Fig. 5. They are to be moved into coincidence with the bits 59 and 60, when the disk 11 may be moved over and the bolt 6 retracted. extend radially inward from the passage 71 and they bridge the space 61 between the bits when moving the disk 11 laterally, so that the inner ring 16 may not be turned into said space through an inadvertent turn of the knob 67.

Figs. 14 and-15 illustrate modification of .the lock, wherein a click for following the positions of the disk is embodied. In this form, the shaft 8 is fixed at one end in a plate 87 in turn vertically movable in a supportingplate 88. A screw stud 68 takes the place of the lug 68in Fig. 6, and engages the groove 69, as shown. The plate 87 is held in its elevated positions by the engagement of aserrated keeper 89 on a pendent spring 90, with a dog 91 mounted on the plate 88.

The pulsator consists of a gear and ratchet arrangement 92 associated withan actuating shaft 93. as in my patent dated October 2,

Guards 72 fastened on a screw sleeve 95 which supports the hub of the brake disk 96.

Disks 111 and 111 are secured at'the sides of the brake disk.

Overhanging flanges form parts of these disks, and one of these flanges house the baffles, as shown at the right in Fig. 12. The baflies of the said disk 111 are located on the inner surface and latches 29 and 29 cooper ate with therespective sets of elements.

Mounted upon a bar 97 at one side of the disks 111, is a pair of latch rods 98 which carry the latches 29 and 29 The ends of the bar 97 bear against springs 62 and 62 which provide a mounting with a degree of resiliency. The bar 97 is mounted on the supporting plate 88, substantially as shown. It will be observed that some of the parts shown in Fig. 14 are omitted from Fig. 15. This is for the purpose of defining the relative positions of the latch rods with respect to the permutation elements. The edge of the brake disk is concave so as to more readily hold the brake 40 on the spring 43. The spring 43 is supported by a bar 44 which projects from the plate 88. This form of the lock is operated similarly to the other forms, the shaft 93 forming the means by which the various manipulations are made. It should be observed that the plate 87 includes a square boss 99 which projects through an L shaped slot 100 diagrammatically shown inFig. 15. i The horizontal and vertical portions of this slot accommodate the necessary horizontal and vertical movements of the plate 87 and its associated parts. 7 The operation of the lock is as follows: The first or normal position of the disk11, when the bolt 6 is projected. is that shown in Fig. 6. Here the disk 11 is shown as far back as it will go and from this position, the

disk moves through the successive stages which constitute the required manipulation for unlocking the lock. 29 is out of alinement with the permutation elements 23 et seq on the inside of the rings 15 and 16. The disk 11 engages the arc'uate abutment 45, thus preventing the lateral movement of the parts and the retraction of the bolt 6. The pointer 66 points to 0' on the'dial 65.

- The second stage is reached when the disk 11 assumes the position indicated in Fig. 2. Here it willbe seen, the disk has advanced from the rear wall of the casing 1 and has cleared the arcuate abutment 45. The disk 11 is advanced. to the secondstage by turning the knob 67 through a predetermined number of degrees which is read off the dial 65. The brake 40prevents the rotation of the disk 11 while it advances. During this initial rotation of the shaft 8 through the knob 67, the screw threads 10 The latch caused the disk 11 to advance, the pin 51 leaving" the stud 53. l The stud on the front of the disk engages the pin 52 on the shaft 8 at the end of the second stage. The

latch 29 will also be disposed between the rows of permutation as shown in Fig. 2'.

elements at this time a Subsequentrotation of the shaft 8 turns the disk 11 through the engagement of the pin 52and stud 54. The third and ensuing I stages now follow in'succession. The end of one of the permutation elements.

7 ered to avoid contact with the shoulder when sible and entirely practicable method for the vrotation may be continued until the next stage is reached. Although the permutation elements are shown smooth in the principal views of. the drawings, they are actually constructed as shown in Fig. 3. Here certain of thesections of said elements are prosaw teeth.

The final stage is slots 70 and 71 are'in registration with the bits 59- and 60. The bolt plate 5'1nay then be moved-laterally to retract the bolt 6. The gear 56 will also engage the pinion ,577 when thecock 58 may be turned. In conclusion, it should bestated that. there is another p,os-

. remembering the various, c'ombinations to I which the lock may beset. For instance, the

permutation elements may be arranged according to the words of a familiar qnotation,

, form, obviouslymodifications and changes each word representing an easily remembered' number of degrees of rotation according to the length .of the Word. Thequotation may then be written down, if desired, without attracting the undue attention the notation of an equal number of numerals might excite.

' WVhile the construction and arrangement of the device is that of a generally preferred 1may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope vof the- I claims. r Y

- What I claim is:

along theshaft, the said shaft and disk haV- ing lateral movement relatively to the easing, means for holding the shaft and disk from lateral movement under one adjustment of the disk on the shaft, rings carried by. the disk: and rotatablewith the disk, at times, meansfor holding therings from r0- tation, at times, baffles on the opposing surfacesof the rings and a latch adapted to coact with the said baffles during a predetermined stage in the operation of the lock.

reached when the bit tans- 2. In a lockof the eharacterdescribeda casing, a laterally movable disk disposed within the casing-a pair of r ngs carried by the disk having portions extending beyond the front snrface ofthe disk, a plurality of baffles disposed on the inside surfacev of the 7 rings 1 and in the extending portions thereof,

. a latch adapted to be located betweentlle In a loc a a ng, a d k d p e in,

the casing, means for advancing the disk to a forward pos t on and subsequently turnmg the .dislg-baflie's' supported by the disk in a plane. in front pfthedisk alatch adapted for cooperation with said baffles, when the ,disk is in the advancedposition, and a resilient mounting for the latch, the said resilient vided with teeth very much on the order of m nting ompris ng a tightly W un c spring attached. at one end to a relatively .fiX dly eld portion of the 1 d Who free end carriedvthe latch. I f

4:, Ina lock, the combination of a hit plate,

a an armcarried the hit plate, havinga recess and abentend, a disk located behind r t b P a a top p at o nt d i i position, anda spring located between the stop plat and the said bent end, V

reeessa'nd engaging the disk when in one n a lo k; the mbination of a bit the having an arm, a plate slidable on the arm an l m t d in movement in one dir ction, means urg ng. the plate to said l mit of movem an a d sk adapt d to h ngaged, by

said plate when the disk is in one position,

i 1 1a l c th ombina on o 'bi p a an arm on the 'bit plate with a recess and a bent end, stop plate havin a brack t slidably mounted in the recess, said bracket engaging the bit plate in its forward movement, means disposed between the stop plate and said bent end urging said plate to the bit plate engaging position, and a disk adapted tobe engaged by the stop. plate.v

7- 11. a 10 1s the omb t of a bit I plate, bits, stop plate, a yieldable' mounting on the bit plate for saidstop plate, a

dis and ri gs n the d k ap o coa with/said bits. I V

8, In a lock, the combination of a bit "pla e, b t 2 s p at a' Qunt ng n h bit plate for-said abutment, a disk engaging S d op p a e n. an n tia posi ion, rings carried by the disk, adapted to eoact with 7 the bits when advanced to a secondipqsition, means fer ad n in th d sk to the second posltion.

10. In a look, a disk having a hollow space, a pair of rings concentrically arranged, an annular rib on the outer surface of the outer ring, an annular rib on the inner surface of the inner ring, and rollers journaled on the disk in engagement With said rib to frictionally hold said rings.

11. In combination with a supporting plate, a tumbler disk having means providing a support therefor from said plate, permutation elements carried by said disks. ooacting means in Operative relationship to said elements, supporting means for said coacting means extending from said plate,

and resilient elements embodied in said sup- 15 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0. 

